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Echinacea 'Delicious Ice'

Coneflower

Large double white blooms on sturdy, upright stems make Echinacea 'Delicious Ice' a crisp, long-flowering choice for sunny borders and a fine cut flower.

Supplied as an established plant in a 3 litre pot

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Aspect

Full sun to partial shade

Hardiness

Fully hardy in most parts of the UK.

Flowers

Summer

Soil

Loam, sand, chalk

About this plant

Cool white double blooms from summer to autumn

  • Description

    Echinacea 'Delicious Ice' is a compact, clump-forming coneflower grown for its large, double white blooms. Each flower has a neat pompom-like centre sitting above a ring of horizontal white ray petals, held on sturdy, upright stems above dark green foliage. Flowering from summer into autumn, it brings a cool, fresh note to borders and makes an excellent cut flower, with stems strong enough to stand without staking.

  • Why we like it

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    'Delicious Ice' brings a crisp, clean white to the late-summer border, when many double coneflowers lean towards pink or magenta. The fully double blooms last well both in the garden and the vase, the stems are strong enough to stand without support, and the compact habit makes it just as happy in a large container as in a mixed or prairie-style border.

Key features

What makes it special

Good for cutting

Compact, clump-forming habit

Specs & details

The particulars

Botanical name
Echinacea 'Delicious Ice'
Common name
Coneflower
Supplied as
3 litre pot
Flower colour
White
Eventual height
50-60cm
Eventual spread
40-50cm
Flowering period
Summer
Habit
Compact, upright clump-forming perennial
Life cycle
Herbaceous perennial
Hardiness
Fully hardy in most parts of the UK.
Aspect
Full sun to partial shade
Soil type
Loam, sand, chalk
Moisture
Well-drained
Position
Front or mid-border, large container
Plant spacing
Space around 45cm apart (approximately 5 plants per m²)
Growing skill
Easy to grow

Plant calendar

When to plant, when it performs

 
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Planting
Flowering

Plant in spring or early summer, as autumn plantings can rot over a wet winter. Flowers appear from midsummer into early autumn.

Planting & care

Help it thrive

Planting guide

Plant in spring or early summer into well-drained soil in full sun. Echinacea dislike heavy, wet ground, so improve drainage on clay soils before planting. Water well while establishing, and avoid autumn planting where possible, as young plants can rot over a wet winter. Space plants around 45cm apart.

Care tips

Water during dry spells in the first growing season, after which it is drought-tolerant. Deadhead spent blooms through summer to encourage more flowers, then leave the final seedheads standing for the birds. Echinacea resent root disturbance, so avoid dividing established clumps unnecessarily.

Winter care

Leave the seedheads standing over winter for structure and to feed birds, then cut the old stems back to ground level in early spring as new growth appears. Echinacea dislike sitting in cold, wet soil, so make sure the ground drains freely, particularly over winter.